The tale of Heathcliff and Cathy's ungovernable love and suffering, and
the havoc that their passion wreaks on the families of the Earnshaws and
the Lintons, shocked the book's first readers, with even Emily's sister
Charlotte wondering whether it is right or advisable to create beings
like Heathcliff . Replete with unforgettable characters and situations
that have seared themselves into our literary consciousness, Emily
Bronte's intense masterpiece is one of the most haunting love stories in
the canon of English literature.